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G. JOSEPHS & E. I. ONEILL. UMBRELLA RUNNER.

No. 407,216. Patented July 16, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVI S JOSEPHS AND ELLIS I. ONEILL, O F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL VANIA.

UMBRELLA-RUNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,216, dated July 16,1889.

Application filed September 20, 1888. Serial No. 285,845. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GUSTAVUS J OSEPHS and ELLIS I. ONEILL, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inUmbrella- Runners, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

Our invention consists of the construction of an umbrella or parasolrunner whereby the springs for holding the same are dispensed with.

To this end the runner is formed so as to be contracted and compressedagainst the umbrella-stick.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 are side elevations of an umbrellarunner embodyingour invention. Fig. at represents a horizontal section thereof on line aa, Fig. 1.

Similar letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsin the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an umbrella-runner, the samebeing formed of a sleeve of metal or other suitable material, divided orsplit in the direction of its length, whereby it may be contracted andexpanded, and having on its ends lips B, through which is freely passeda slidingbar 1, which is formed with a cross-head 2, secured to orbearing against the outer side of one of thelips. Bearing against theouter side of the opposite lip is the head 3 of a lever I, said headbeing a cam or eccentric and said lever pivoted to the adjacent end ofthe bar.

Connected with one end of the runner is the disk 5, for attachment ofthe ribs of the umbrella, said disk in the present case being freelyconfined bet-ween flanges C on the runner, so as not to interfere withthe contraction and expansion of the runner.

The operation is as follows: IVhen the umbrella is opened or closed andthe runner reaches its position, the lever 4 is operated,

whereby, owing to the head 3 of said lever and head 2 of the bar orslide 1,the lips B are brought together, thus contracting the runner andclamping it firmly on the stick, holding the umbrella opened or closed,as the case may be. In order to release the runner, the lever isreturned to its normal position, whereby the lips are released of theclosing action of the heads 2 3. The runner is now permitted or causedto expand, and may be moved in order to close or open the umbrella, asis evident.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. An umbrella-runner consisting of a divided or split band or sleeveandaclamp connected with the ends of said band or sleeve for contractingsaid ends, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. An umbrella-runner divided and having lips on its ends, incombination with a slide engaging with one lip, and a lever pivoted tosaid slide having a cam or eccentric head, which latter engages with theother lip, substantially as described.

An umbrella-runner consisting of a divided band or sleeve, lips on theends of the sleeve, and a clamping device carried by the lips forcausing the contraction of the sleeve, substantially in the manner andfor the purpose described.

+t. An umbrella-runner consisting of a divided band or sleeve, a rod orplate connected to one end of the sleeve and passing through the otherend thereof, and a cam or eccentric pivoted to the rod and operatingagainst one end of the sleeve to cause the contraction of the sleeve,substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

GUSTAVUS JOSEPIIS. ELLIS I. ONEILL.

IVit-ncsscs:

JOHN A. WIEDEEsHEIM, A. P. JENNINGS.

